How Smart Are You?
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41 out of 50 (Master's Degree) I spent 10 years in college, I earned it.
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That one about geocentrism sounds like atheory from the middle ages. What's up with that?Colonel26 wrote:IMG_0274.PNG
I was off by one year on the Wright Brothers, a couple of the astronomy and paleontology ones got me too. Oh well.
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well, it asks if I'm a Professor.... and should consider a career change. I don't think so.
47 out of 50 here. Funny thing is, I blew 2 of them and knew it right after I clicked on my selection, because of how they worded the choice.
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How Smart Are You? Take This Quiz to Find Out!
47 of 50 right
Amazing! Are you a professor? If not, you may want to consider a career change.
47 out of 50 here. Funny thing is, I blew 2 of them and knew it right after I clicked on my selection, because of how they worded the choice.
From the results screen:
How Smart Are You? Take This Quiz to Find Out!
47 of 50 right
Amazing! Are you a professor? If not, you may want to consider a career change.
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You are correct sir. Geocentric is the term further believe that the earth was the center of the solar system or that the sun revolved around the earth.gsmith7158 wrote:That one about geocentrism sounds like atheory from the middle ages. What's up with that?Colonel26 wrote:IMG_0274.PNG
I was off by one year on the Wright Brothers, a couple of the astronomy and paleontology ones got me too. Oh well.
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I would think that would be an enigmatic question and a moot point in light of what we now know. I want a Mulligan on that one.Colonel26 wrote:You are correct sir. Geocentric is the term further believe that the earth was the center of the solar system or that the sun revolved around the earth.gsmith7158 wrote:That one about geocentrism sounds like atheory from the middle ages. What's up with that?Colonel26 wrote:IMG_0274.PNG
I was off by one year on the Wright Brothers, a couple of the astronomy and paleontology ones got me too. Oh well.
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It's historical. Geocentrism was the astronomical theory du jour for a long time (like 12 centuries?). It took Copernicus to finally convince everyone with mathematics, that heliocentric was correct.gsmith7158 wrote:I would think that would be an enigmatic question and a moot point in light of what we now know. I want a Mulligan on that one.Colonel26 wrote:You are correct sir. Geocentric is the term further believe that the earth was the center of the solar system or that the sun revolved around the earth.gsmith7158 wrote:
That one about geocentrism sounds like atheory from the middle ages. What's up with that?
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Yeah, I remember the theory I just didn't connect the name with it.
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The one that irked me, was the Third Reich question: Regime or Strategy. I impulsively clicked on Strategy and the moment I did it, I realized they were looking for Regime. I could easily make a compelling argument that it actually was a strategy to re-align with their heritage in purist form, with their new "future" vision. The test was looking for the simpler answer, that it was a regime name.
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I guess that's the advantage of not being real bright. I didn't overthink it. I just clicked on Regime and continued on down the road.CheckSix wrote:The one that irked me, was the Third Reich question: Regime or Strategy. I impulsively clicked on Strategy and the moment I did it, I realized they were looking for Regime. I could easily make a compelling argument that it actually was a strategy to re-align with their heritage in purist form, with their new "future" vision. The test was looking for the simpler answer, that it was a regime name.
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It's funny that you mention this. It's actually a real issue sometimes.jerryd6818 wrote: I guess that's the advantage of not being real bright. I didn't overthink it. I just clicked on Regime and continued on down the road.
I'm a voracious reader of books. I probably average reading 25 per year. I have a library of digital and actual books, of over 7000 titles.
And by the way, in terms of tests, that one was pretty darn easy. I've taken some IQ/Mensa tests, that were truly ball busters.
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Yes all the questions were very straight forward and generally this quizzes try to throw you a curve on occasion so there were a couple that I knew but outsmarted myself.CheckSix wrote:The one that irked me, was the Third Reich question: Regime or Strategy. I impulsively clicked on Strategy and the moment I did it, I realized they were looking for Regime. I could easily make a compelling argument that it actually was a strategy to re-align with their heritage in purist form, with their new "future" vision. The test was looking for the simpler answer, that it was a regime name.
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Alright! you guys have fun! I'm goin' fishing first thing in the morning, gone for 5 days. (Jerry, I'm fishing Lake Shelbyville.)
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Jus so yawls know I int dumb
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I got 33 out of 50. I suppose I could have done better, maybe I was over-thinking the questions.
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Having the lowest score in this thread (23 of 50) I thought.....yeah, uh huh....
Maybe I should ask a mod to remove my score so I'm not the dumbest in the group, but it is what it is, and being the dumbest
ain't no different than being the smartest.....we all put our pants on the same way and we'll all take a dirt nap, and ain't no scores there!
(Obvious;y only the dumbest says that, the smartest never does.....)
Maybe I should ask a mod to remove my score so I'm not the dumbest in the group, but it is what it is, and being the dumbest
ain't no different than being the smartest.....we all put our pants on the same way and we'll all take a dirt nap, and ain't no scores there!
(Obvious;y only the dumbest says that, the smartest never does.....)
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Scott, that's not a real measure of how smart you are or at least about the stuff that really counts. It's just an indicator of how much crap you've been exposed to over the years and how well you remember it. More in the line of book learning, not life learning. Given a choice, I'll take life learning every day of the week.
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Scott, in addition to what Jerry said there is something more . This test was not, repeat NOT, an intelligence test. It is a test of general knowledge, not of IQ. For example, there are brilliant people, scientists of one type or another for example who could not tell you what day of the week it is let alone how many moons the planet Mars has. [Unless their science was astronomy.] There are corporations who pay big money to these intellectual wizards, but then have to appoint someone to manage that money for them, otherwise it will be misspent, lost, bills will not be paid, etc. They simply lack practical intelligence in spite of their brilliance. [See the movie No Highway In the Sky for this kind of personality.]
There is now the realization that there different kinds of intelligence: creative intelligence, mechanical intelligence, on and on. Then too what are we make of savants, the kind of person who at age 3 has mastered musical composition? The reality is that our brains are still a mysterious organ and we are in the earliest stages of exploring it.
There is now the realization that there different kinds of intelligence: creative intelligence, mechanical intelligence, on and on. Then too what are we make of savants, the kind of person who at age 3 has mastered musical composition? The reality is that our brains are still a mysterious organ and we are in the earliest stages of exploring it.
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That's right Scott . I will bet the creators of that quiz couldn't tell you a thing about fat wood and how to start a fire with it!
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gsmith7158 wrote:That's right Scott . I will bet the creators of that quiz couldn't tell you a thing about fat wood and how to start a fire with it!
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The other thing to keep in mind is that the questions each of us saw came from a pool and we, more than likely, did not see the same question set.
I kept waiting for a climate change question to pop up...or some way to blame the Russians
I kept waiting for a climate change question to pop up...or some way to blame the Russians
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Ain't that the truth Black Lion. I will bet Al Gore is really miffed that there wasn't a question in there citing him as the inventor of the internet.Black Lion wrote:The other thing to keep in mind is that the questions each of us saw came from a pool and we, more than likely, did not see the same question set.
I kept waiting for a climate change question to pop up...or some way to blame the Russians
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Now here is an instance that just goes to show you "Stupid is as Stupid does",no matter how much you scored on the test. I ordered a knife the other day from Shepard Hills Cutlery. I was checking my email today and noticed an email from them. Dear Mr. Smith we are having trouble completing your order because of an incomplete mailing address . I had put my house number but no street name. . We'll I fired an email quickly back and rectified the situation now I think I will go take my Ritalin.
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Along with four fingers of Ezra Brooks.gsmith7158 wrote: now I think I will go take my Ritalin.
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Indeed!jerryd6818 wrote:Along with four fingers of Ezra Brooks.gsmith7158 wrote: now I think I will go take my Ritalin.
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Well that was a waste of 20 minutes ....
38/50
Lotsa dumb luck answers, and this thread giving away a couple of answers.
38/50
Lotsa dumb luck answers, and this thread giving away a couple of answers.
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